An examination of the role of insurgent tactics in world conflicts throughout the past two-and-a-half centuries places current issues in a context of world history while covering events that marked such examples as the war in Iraq.

Previous edition: New York : HarperCollins, 2007. Pacific Command Reading List.

1American Insurgency 1 -- 2 Spanish Guerrilla Against the French 20 -- 3 Philippine "Insurrection" 35 -- 4 Irish Struggle for Independence 54 -- 5 Tito and the Yugoslav Partisans 72 -- 6 Greek Resistance 89 -- 7 Kenya and the Mau Mau 107 -- 8 Algerian War of National Independence 124 -- 9 Vietnamese Struggle Against the French 144 -- 10 America Takes Over from France in Vietnam 163 -- 11 Afghan Resistance to the British and the Russians 181 -- Conclusion: The Very Expensive School 202.